Of Summits and Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study of Inka Religious Practices
Author:   Thomas Besom
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292719774


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   01 November 2009
Replaced By:   9780292725720
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Thomas Besom
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780292719774


ISBN 10:   0292719779
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   01 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780292725720
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter 1: Ethnohistory and the Inkas Chapter 2: Qhapaq Hucha Sacrifice Chapter 3: Other Types of Sacrifice Chapter 4: Mountain Worship Chapter 5: Mountain Offerings Chapter 6: Reasons for Worshipping Mountains Chapter 7: Material Correlates of Mountain Worship Chapter 8: Conclusions Epilogue Notes Glossary of Andean Names and Terms Reference List Index

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This is an important contribution. There is no equivalent book that brings together in such detail the historical sources dealing with the topic of Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship. Johan Reinhard, National Geographical Society


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THOMAS BESOM is Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at Binghamton University in New York.

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